Comments on: My thoughts on my Mini Mi http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/ tech.gadgets.video.geekculture.gaming.kittens. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mia Spool http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-150123 Mia Spool Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:59:40 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-150123 I read thru all your comments. Need some advice: I am buying this mini for a 58 yr old family member who wants to use is for email and photos. HP Mini Mi vs HP Mini with XP or the Dell Mini Would appreciate your advice. Thanks - Mia I read thru all your comments. Need some advice:
I am buying this mini for a 58 yr old family member who wants to use is for email and photos.
HP Mini Mi vs HP Mini with XP
or the Dell Mini

Would appreciate your advice.

Thanks – Mia

]]> By: Veronica http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-124808 Veronica Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:37:15 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-124808 I do wish I had the 6 cell (just because it would have been nice to have the option when I bought mine) but the battery has been doing a lot better since I switched to Windows 7. The power consumption is just more efficient. I do wish I had the 6 cell (just because it would have been nice to have the option when I bought mine) but the battery has been doing a lot better since I switched to Windows 7. The power consumption is just more efficient.

]]> By: Rob http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-124798 Rob Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:41:02 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-124798 Hey Veronica, I am planning on buying a HP mini and can't decide whether or not to get the 3 or 6 cell battery. Do you find yourself wishing you had the 6 cell or do you find the 3 cell to be sufficient? Thanks Hey Veronica, I am planning on buying a HP mini and can’t decide whether or not to get the 3 or 6 cell battery. Do you find yourself wishing you had the 6 cell or do you find the 3 cell to be sufficient? Thanks

]]> By: Arthur Nicolas http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-123564 Arthur Nicolas Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:30:52 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-123564 Well apart from almost passing out from the unparsed, unfiltered requests sql has in the source, (doesn't matter windows, linux, or macintosh), I've just been working out. Undocumented overwrites are part of the web cache and the more there are faster sql's web cache goes. I've been working out the maximum number of verified web basis functions this can be written and read to and from on the cache (part of some linear algebra work I did years back in academia) to verify get, post, and cookie requests. I'd better limit the dimensionality of this 1 on 1 web space to 30 hops right? Well talk to you later. Well apart from almost passing out from the unparsed, unfiltered requests sql has in the source, (doesn’t matter windows, linux, or macintosh), I’ve just been working out. Undocumented overwrites are part of the web cache and the more there are faster sql’s web cache goes. I’ve been working out the maximum number of verified web basis functions this can be written and read to and from on the cache (part of some linear algebra work I did years back in academia) to verify get, post, and cookie requests. I’d better limit the dimensionality of this 1 on 1 web space to 30 hops right? Well talk to you later.

]]> By: Ruddster http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-123502 Ruddster Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:19:29 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-123502 I got my Mini last week. I used MIE for about 10 minutes and couldn't take it anymore. I installed Linux Mint after reading the above comments. Mint was great (all the codecs installed, nice looking, easy to use). But as a long time Ubuntu fan, I had to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix to give it a try. I'm diggin' the netbook interface. With such a small trackpad and limited desktop space on the Mini, the netbook interface makes everything very easy to access. Also, my UNR install was 2GB and the Linux Mint install was 3GB. So, UNR saved me a little harddrive space as well. Ubuntu Rocks!! I got my Mini last week. I used MIE for about 10 minutes and couldn’t take it anymore. I installed Linux Mint after reading the above comments. Mint was great (all the codecs installed, nice looking, easy to use). But as a long time Ubuntu fan, I had to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix to give it a try. I’m diggin’ the netbook interface. With such a small trackpad and limited desktop space on the Mini, the netbook interface makes everything very easy to access. Also, my UNR install was 2GB and the Linux Mint install was 3GB. So, UNR saved me a little harddrive space as well.

Ubuntu Rocks!!

]]> By: MildlyAmused http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-122591 MildlyAmused Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:09:39 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-122591 Hey, Found you through twitter...don't ask. It was like "Seven Degrees of Separation" only by clicking avatars. Anyhoo, I really like the look and feel of these new mini-notebooks. I blog and write and browse the internet and have been giving my husband "buy me laptop" thought transmissions. Is there anyway to convince him that these are worth it? Working in the computer industry, he's being ridiculously snobbish about its lack of CD/DVD drive. I want something I can toss in my purse though. Any small-ish notebooks you'd recommend? Thanks if you got this far in reading. That was a tad long-winded. Hey,
Found you through twitter…don’t ask. It was like “Seven Degrees of Separation” only by clicking avatars.

Anyhoo, I really like the look and feel of these new mini-notebooks. I blog and write and browse the internet and have been giving my husband “buy me laptop” thought transmissions. Is there anyway to convince him that these are worth it?

Working in the computer industry, he’s being ridiculously snobbish about its lack of CD/DVD drive. I want something I can toss in my purse though. Any small-ish notebooks you’d recommend?

Thanks if you got this far in reading. That was a tad long-winded.

]]> By: Kate http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-121864 Kate Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:36:40 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121864 Hi Veronica! how it is going with your mini? A recomendation for the OS: instead of Ubuntu netbook remix try Linux Mint. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu (same core components), but is faster smaller installed (3GB vs 6GB) and already has codecs for multimedia and flash installed. Also on my personal opinion it is easier to use. Hi Veronica! how it is going with your mini?

A recomendation for the OS: instead of Ubuntu netbook remix try Linux Mint.

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu (same core components), but is faster smaller installed (3GB vs 6GB) and already has codecs for multimedia and flash installed. Also on my personal opinion it is easier to use.

]]> By: WanderingMexiCan http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-121600 WanderingMexiCan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:33:51 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121600 Don't give up on Linux. I've been playing with different flavors for over a year via Fusion and think it has come along way to being more consumer friendly. However, I would love someone to attempt to develop an easy install Hackintosh version. As you probably know, there are already ones for the MSI Wind netbook and some Dell netbooks. Don’t give up on Linux. I’ve been playing with different flavors for over a year via Fusion and think it has come along way to being more consumer friendly.

However, I would love someone to attempt to develop an easy install Hackintosh version. As you probably know, there are already ones for the MSI Wind netbook and some Dell netbooks.

]]> By: WanderingMexiCan http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-3/#comment-121599 WanderingMexiCan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:30:03 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121599 Thank you for the appraisal of the HP Mini Mi. I've been lusting after that thing since its reveal last fall but wanted someone to do a review first before laying down some cash; my trepidation was due to poor reviews of netbooks as 'severely' underpowered. Plus, I was hoping Apple might reveal their answer to netbooks at MacWorld. Please continue to update us on your experience. As for form factor, your critique reinforces my assumption that it the best in its category (and the sexiest, excluding Sony $1K non-netbook netbook). Thank you for the appraisal of the HP Mini Mi. I’ve been lusting after that thing since its reveal last fall but wanted someone to do a review first before laying down some cash; my trepidation was due to poor reviews of netbooks as ‘severely’ underpowered. Plus, I was hoping Apple might reveal their answer to netbooks at MacWorld.

Please continue to update us on your experience. As for form factor, your critique reinforces my assumption that it the best in its category (and the sexiest, excluding Sony $1K non-netbook netbook).

]]> By: Charles http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-121340 Charles Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:51:17 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121340 @Veronica: I recomend you try the regular full version of Ubuntu for a better experience than the netbook remix. Also you could try Xubuntu (regular ubuntu with a faster and lighter GUI). Let us fans know what OS you decided at the end! @Veronica:

I recomend you try the regular full version of Ubuntu for a better experience than the netbook remix. Also you could try Xubuntu (regular ubuntu with a faster and lighter GUI).

Let us fans know what OS you decided at the end!

]]> By: Betty http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-121328 Betty Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:53:31 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121328 OMG! I love the Gelaskin! Was thinking of getting a Mini, looking at everyone's experience w/it. Thanks for the review. OMG! I love the Gelaskin! Was thinking of getting a Mini, looking at everyone’s experience w/it. Thanks for the review.

]]> By: Sylvain http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-121179 Sylvain Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:28:11 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121179 Now that you've installed Windows 7, I hope you'll be writing about your experience on your blog. Now that you’ve installed Windows 7, I hope you’ll be writing about your experience on your blog.

]]> By: George http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-121162 George Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:54:08 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121162 Hmmm, I wish to install XP on my Eee. I have tried everythingbut my friend has offered to try for me using a guide we found. If this works I'll share it with you, if not possibly a Tekzilla episode on it. Hmmm, I wish to install XP on my Eee. I have tried everythingbut my friend has offered to try for me using a guide we found. If this works I’ll share it with you, if not possibly a Tekzilla episode on it.

]]> By: Chamitha http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-121091 Chamitha Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:55:38 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121091 I don't know about mini.. but I can tell about the OS. Windows 7 RocX.. I got a beta key from microsoft and installed it.. Even though it's a beta, trust me, it is far smoother than Vista and I still didn't find a reason to complain 7 as for a beta, it's more than someone could expect.. (but tht's for a beta, ok.. mind you, still it's not done - so there are errors.) On the other hand, there was a time I loved Ubuntu and I used it for some time too.. To be frank, it is kewl for a hobbyist to play around, but.. well.. Though linux core is rock solid, i didn't find the GUI versions so, 'cause they do not behave as sometimes they are supposed to.. But i've read online that some people have successfully installed Mac OS in their minis so you can consider that as an option 'cuase afaik u are a apple fan girl.. :P But if I were you, I'd wait for windows 7.. I'm already in love with it.. I don’t know about mini.. but I can tell about the OS. Windows 7 RocX.. I got a beta key from microsoft and installed it.. Even though it’s a beta, trust me, it is far smoother than Vista and I still didn’t find a reason to complain 7 as for a beta, it’s more than someone could expect.. (but tht’s for a beta, ok.. mind you, still it’s not done – so there are errors.)

On the other hand, there was a time I loved Ubuntu and I used it for some time too.. To be frank, it is kewl for a hobbyist to play around, but.. well.. Though linux core is rock solid, i didn’t find the GUI versions so, ’cause they do not behave as sometimes they are supposed to..

But i’ve read online that some people have successfully installed Mac OS in their minis so you can consider that as an option ‘cuase afaik u are a apple fan girl.. :P

But if I were you, I’d wait for windows 7.. I’m already in love with it..

]]> By: Fitzgerald http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-121023 Fitzgerald Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:56:22 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-121023 Windows?? that's horrible. Windows?? that’s horrible.

]]> By: Arthur Nicolas http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-120972 Arthur Nicolas Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:30:08 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-120972 Did you know that I'm currently single now? Did you know that I’m currently single now?

]]> By: Arthur Nicolas http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-120965 Arthur Nicolas Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:56:11 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-120965 Have you tried the new Developer Studio 2010? I haven't yet the time actually, however I did download it onto my computer, the build instructions are very complicated. What else I visited my sister the other day (she's my favorite sister actually I have two). Well I've got to wait for my brother who gets back from work in 7 hours from now. Have you tried the new Developer Studio 2010? I haven’t yet the time actually, however I did download it onto my computer, the build instructions are very complicated. What else I visited my sister the other day (she’s my favorite sister actually I have two). Well I’ve got to wait for my brother who gets back from work in 7 hours from now.

]]> By: twistyroads http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-120954 twistyroads Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:51:27 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-120954 Another vote to slap OS X on that baby and be done with it!!!! :-) Another vote to slap OS X on that baby and be done with it!!!!

:-)

]]> By: Zadi http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-120887 Zadi Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:59:48 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-120887 It's perfect. Love it -- and the kiwi is especially cute! :) It’s perfect. Love it — and the kiwi is especially cute! :)

]]> By: Aj http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2009/02/my-thoughts-on-my-mini-mi/comment-page-2/#comment-120863 Aj Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:37:08 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/?p=841#comment-120863 Ronnie, why are you responding to crazy people? You're obviously working for the government... of Sweden. Anyway, I'd go with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I prefer a linux distribution on low-powered machines because they tend to manage limited resources better, and linux software tends not to be bloated = swooosh. Also, Jaunty Jakalope comes with ext4, and there are reports of epic write performance on ssd, and not too bad read performance either. Ronnie, why are you responding to crazy people? You’re obviously working for the government… of Sweden.

Anyway, I’d go with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I prefer a linux distribution on low-powered machines because they tend to manage limited resources better, and linux software tends not to be bloated = swooosh. Also, Jaunty Jakalope comes with ext4, and there are reports of epic write performance on ssd, and not too bad read performance either.

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